Creativity On Demand

Creativity On Demand

It was another great weekend at Liz Engstrom‘s Ghost Story Workshop. Once again, a band of 13 writers gathered in Blue River to write complete short stories in a 24 hour period (<3000 words). As usual, I stayed up until about 3am Friday working on my story. I even started a second one Saturday afternoon this time.

The camaraderie is always inspiring, and the Saturday night readings were amazing. I heard some really great stories by some seriously talented writers, all written within the previous 24 hour period. It’s like hearing a new anthology, fresh off the press.

NaNoWriMo is this month and people all over are attempting to write 50,000 word novels. I can’t help thinking we should have a National Short Story Writing Weekend as well, when people could collectively try their hand at writing stories in a 24 hour period. There’s something exhilarating about the experience of creating fiction with a deadline.

Dungeon Solitaire Reviews

"Since its release, I've been playing game after game when I can find the time, and this solo card game is exactly what I tried cobbling together years ago. It's an amazing game ..." --Tim Snider, The Savage Afterworld

"The best thing going for DS-LoS is that it's a lot of fun. If the Labyrinth of Souls were only a Tarot deck, it'd still be great, but what really pushes it over the top is that the game for which the deck was made is terrific fun." --James Bulls, Left Hand Tarot

"Dungeon Solitaire is incredibly rich and thought-provoking. This game takes you by surprise." --Geoffrey Greer, Past Go Gaming

We all have seen a few experiments with D&D and poker cards, but this is the one that finally pulls it off. Smart, fast, elegant, easy to learn and a lot of fun. Absolutely recommended! --Ronnie Rocket, Google+

"It is called Dungeon Solitaire ... and it is brilliant." --John Payne, Sycarion Diversions